Polar Bear of the Week: Lauren O’Donald ’26
Lauren O’Donald ’26 stood alone in goal as she faced the final Middlebury shooter with eight seconds on the clock.
The field hockey team had battled through 60 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime against Middlebury College Panthers, the defending Division III national champions.
In the final shootout, O’Donald swatted the ball away with her glove for her ninth save of the game, bringing the team’s losing streak to an end.
O’Donald grew up in a small town outside Springfield, Mass., where she first picked up a field hockey stick in fourth grade.
Author's summary: Lauren O’Donald ends decade-long losing streak.
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